Gene Therapy What is it? If genes don’t produce the right protein or don’t produce it correctly a person can have a genetic disorder. Gene therapy is an experimental technique that involves the transfer of a working copy of a gene into a cell to repair or replace a faulty gene so it is able to produce functioning proteins again. There are several approaches. The most common one is to insert a normal gene to replace the non-functional gene. Another approach is to swap a non-functional
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favorite model and the model that I feel the most comfortable using is structural family therapy. In the early 1990’s I worked at the Philadelphia Child Guidance Center as a Family Service Counselor working with a research project that provided support and resources for families who have been affected by addiction. Even though we were not providing therapy‚ there is a requirement that we study structural family therapy and learn about Minuchin’s philosophy. Their study method was in the form of watching
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issues are raised by radiation technology? Basic concepts that are covered in this case are responsibility‚ accountability and liability. Ethical issues that are raised by radiation technology is when scientist is finding ways to use radiation therapy to destroy cancerous cells while making sure that healthy cells are not being harmed. An incident occurred where Mr. Jerome-Parks “experienced deafness and near-blindness‚ ulcers in his mouth and throat‚ persistent nausea‚ and severe pain.” (Laudon
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Does cognitive-behavioral therapy work just as well as antidepressants when treating depression? How we perceive our depression is what helps to determine the type of treatment necessary. Antidepressants treat the common symptoms of depression rather than the condition while therapy helps change the thought process so the disease is cured in the end. Many studies are done to provide necessary information to what the answer to this question should be. The following articles provided studies that explained
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or years can fall under the clinical description of Depression Disorder. To treat clients with depression in group therapy‚ it is import to understand all the factors involved such as sex difference‚ socioeconomic status relation‚ ASD community‚ efficacy of antidepressants‚ and major effective therapeutic techniques that you might be able to implement in your group. Sex Difference Anyone can get depression no matter the age‚ sex or even economic status. Never the less‚
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irreparable gashes. Psychodynamic perspective presents the unconscious mind‚ a hidden abyss churning within us‚ that houses unknown forces and conflicts which influence our behavior. We supposedly hold little to no control over such powerful urges. From the first breath taken as newborns‚ humans possess sinful natures and desires within themselves‚ “The heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately sick; who can understand it? (Jeremiah 17:9)” However‚ contrary to the psychodynamic
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Explain the key features of two therapeutic models (CBT AND TA) Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (also known by its abbreviation CBT) was primarily developed through an integration of behavior therapy (first popularized by Edward Thorndike) with cognitive therapy (developed by Aaron Beck and Albert Ellis). The first discrete‚ intentionally therapeutic approach to CBT to be developed was Rational Emotive Therapy (RET)‚ which was originated by Albert Ellis‚ Ph.D. in the mid-1950’s. Ellis developed his
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Outline and evaluate the psychodynamic approach to abnormality The psychodynamic approach to abnormality assumes that unconscious desires and memories influence behaviour and may lead to abnormality. It claims that personality develops in the childhood through a number of psychosexual stages and that too much or too little pleasure at one of these can lead to fixation and abnormal behaviour. For example‚ between the ages of two and four‚ children are in the anal stage- too much focus on holding in
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CENTRED THERAPY AND FEMINIST THERAPY In looking at comparing person centred therapy with feminist perspectives I first thought that they were quite similar. However‚ with further research I discovered that in fact they are quite different approaches to therapy. In this essay I will compare and contrast both of these approaches to therapy. I will pay particular attention to key concepts‚ therapeutic goals‚ theory of change‚ the therapeutic relationship and situations where the therapies are appropriate
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personal introspective moments offered by a series or film. It is a technique that uses the multiple psychological benefits of cinema together with cognitive therapy. It’s objective? To use audiovisual material as a tool to help ourselves overcome all kinds of psychological disorders. With a film a director meets one of the purposes of therapy: to make the public and the patient identify with the characters and feel that the changes‚ thoughts‚ and feelings of the fictional characters are just like
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